Hearing a song from a movie with a great soundtrack can instantly transport us to a powerful scene or reignite emotions we experienced while watching it. Famous movie soundtracks have a unique ability to bring films to life, cementing their place in our memories. For many music lovers, reliving these moments through live performances is irresistible, and concerts showcasing the best movie soundtracks of all time are growing in popularity. From epic soundtracks to films with iconic scores, these events celebrate the magic of cinematic music and its ability to connect us to unforgettable stories.
Candlelight concerts in Manchester offer a magical way to experience the best film soundtracks of all time, performed by talented musicians in awe-inspiring settings illuminated by hundreds of flickering candles. This season’s lineup features tributes to Joe Hisaishi’s beloved Studio Ghibli compositions, the elegant melodies of Bridgerton, and the powerful scores from Christopher Nolan’s iconic films plus much more.
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Featured Candlelight soundtrack concert
Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi
Enter magical worlds with this Candlelight tribute to film composer Joe Hisaishi. You’ll hear intoxicating tunes from movies like My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Laputa: Castle In The Sky and much more. The experience will come alive by the light of thousands of flickering candles.
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Where to see live film score concerts in Manchester
For fans of epic movie soundtracks, Manchester offers an impressive array of live film score concerts in stunning venues across the city. The Candlelight concert series, renowned for its intimate ambiance and breathtaking candlelit settings, takes place at iconic locations like Manchester Cathedral and Hallé St Peter’s. These venues, celebrated for their architectural beauty and exceptional acoustics, host performances featuring everything from tributes to Joe Hisaishi’s Studio Ghibli scores to the timeless classics of Christopher Nolan’s movie soundtracks.
Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody’s piano playing in my living room has on the book I’m reading. – Igor Stravinsky
How do great soundtracks help storytelling in film?
Music in film is essential for creating a sense of time and place, as seen with the jazz and ragtime evoking the Roaring Twenties in The Great Gatsby or Ennio Morricone’s iconic whistling transporting viewers to the rugged deserts of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. It also shapes rhythm and pacing, syncing a horse’s gallop or Matthew McConaughey’s drawl in The Gentlemen with the storytelling’s tempo. Originally introduced to mask projector noise, film scores now elevate the cinematic experience, a fact celebrated in Manchester’s Candlelight concerts.
A Fun Film Score Fact
One of the reasons music initially even wound up being played in films was to mask the noise made by projectors.